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Tealet - Online Farmers Market for TeaBlack Friday – 30% off all teas + 10% if using bitcoin upon checkout ( https://tealet.com/tea/list) Other promotions this weekend: Small Business Saturday – Support our small business with 50% off tea shirts ( http://tealet.com/teashirt) Cyber Monday – Free shipping (even international) You should be able to access all discounts from our home page. www.tealet.comMy company holds onto bitcoins to be used to pay our employees, invoices, and make more affordable international payments to the tea farmers in our network. We love bitcoin! We represent over 30 growers from 8 countries and package all teas in reusable, air tight tins. May we recommend the Master Black Tea Collection (image below)
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My wife and kids enjoy tea and after reading this post I walked down the hall and told my wife that I know where we will be buying tea from next and we will be buying it in Bitcoin. What you have accomplished is very admirable, and I wish you all the best!
Mahalo, I hope to share a cup of tea with your family if you ever come through Las Vegas where we are based. We will be opening up a tea show in October 2014. |
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Awesome. Bookmarked. My next tea purchase will most definitely be from you via BTC.
Also, congrats on your Peace Corps service. I put in 3 years in Senegal during the same time period ('06-'10). I'm glad to see that in your case, you've managed to leverage that experience to create something worthwhile. Well done.
Awesome, I never got to go to Senegal, but I did travel quite a bit through Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. It was the greatest decision in my life! Happy Peace Corps Week and thank you for your service! |
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What are you selling for Bitcoin ?
My company is an online farmers market for tea. We sell a farm-direct tea subscription and tea in bulk. Sorry, I didn't make that clear in the post |
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Great story, I was nice to read that BTC has made a positive impact on your business.
Where are the farmers you work with located? I'm guessing somewhere in Asia?
Our tea comes from 30 growers spanning over 12 countries, including the US. You can see our full list of growers here. |
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I started accepting Bitcoin via Coinbase on my website in September 2013. Our monthly portion of revenue in Bitcoin has been anywhere between 40-80%. We recently launched our own Litecoin payment processor. I began searching for solutions for international payments as my business works directly with independent farmers to market their products to consumers. My bank charges me $60 per wire and Paypal takes about 10% fees for foreign exchange/processing. This is 100's of thousands of dollars just going down the toilet every year. In November 2013 I began educating the growers in our network about Bitcoin. The response has been great and many are ready to accept payment in Bitcoin as long as we help them get it exchanged to their local currency. I have found a service out of Denmark which I have not used yet called BIPS.ME which exchanges Bitcoin to a long list of currencies for a 0% fee and charges a flat $7.50 wire fee to move the funds to a bank account. This so far has presented itself as the most feasible solution for my company. I would appreciate some feedback from people that have used this service. When we first started accepting Bitcoin as payment we converted 100% to USD. Now I maintain a minimum account of 2 BTC so I can use for payments to growers and for invoices from vendors. Today I paid my first invoice with BTC and I am so stoked. We are quickly getting on a path where our business can be predominately supported by Bitcoin and further strengthen the Bitcoin network. Finally, I would like to say thank you to the Bitcoin community. There have been so many helpful individuals that have navigated this path. Also, we couldn't do it without the tea loving customers that have used their Bitcoin to support bringing transparency to the tea industry! |
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Today Gigaom published a story about my startup Tealet. Read story.Summary: If the thought of tea gets you thinking of British women, fine china and doilies, Tealet might take some getting used to. The Las Vegas startup has built its business so far on the backs of Reddit and Bitcoin, and it hopes to take on Starbucks. Read story.Learn more about my company's work with Bitcoin. |
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I am the CEO of Tealet and would be happy to answer any questions that you have about our business, product, and advocacy for bitcoin.
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I have been accepting Bitcoin as payment on my website Tealet, an online farmer's market for tea. http://tealet.com/bitcoinWe are very happy with the results and I would be happy to tell you my story. Please PM me or contact me at elyse [at] tealet [dot] com. |
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Aloha, I just wanted to update everyone that we have been quite happy with the launch of Bitcoin payment on our website. It is opened us up to the world of Bitcoin and now we are working with people around the globe to see if there are more ways that we can apply bitcoin to our business. Holiday Procrastinator Sale - 30% OFF All Teas and Box Sets I know many of you may still be doing your holiday shopping, so we are running a procrastinator Sale until Friday December, 20. For US customers, put your order in by Thursday to have your gift received in time for Christmas! Don't freak out like Scooby, everything is going to be OK!Click here to gift tea now. |
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We are happy that many of you have received and enjoyed your tea already.  For the international orders that have yet to arrive I am very sorry. This is something that we are learning about. Customs of different countries treat shipments differently. Sometimes orders take days or sometimes weeks. We will follow up with everyone individually to see if you received your order or if we will need to ship another. Thank you for your support and patience! |
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That was a fun video our friend made for us! Thanks for checking out our Vimeo page, we have many other videos. Let us know if you have an idea for one and we can make it! |
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Maybe will order something in the future, but thing I've most interested in - buying some real Stevia with bitcoins. Not a tea, but kinda close to it. You could distribute it as well, as a byproduct, for those who like their tea sweet but healthy.
Mahalo for the comments. We are definitely thinking about the possibilities we could have in other industries, it's just a matter of time. We are trying really hard to prove this out in tea first and then experiment with other globally traded high quality products. |
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Greetings Bitcoin community, Tealet is on a mission to cut out the inefficiencies in the global tea distribution system; securing more profits for the producer and better quality tea for the consumer. We are now accepting Bitcoin as payment for our farm-direct tea so we can cut out some of the inefficiencies of our global financial systems. We passionately believe that society can all make wiser consumption decisions if we are better connected with producers and can interact on a transparent platform. Our network of growers includes 20 farmers from 9 different countries. They are producing an array of loose-leaf tea coming from a single origin, preserving the unique terroir of every farm. We hope you will join us on an exploration around the world through tea. Develop into a tea connoissuer through our popular bi-monthly Global Tea Taster subscription. Be one of the first to complete payment with Bitcoin to receive a FREE sample of Hawaii Grown Tea.* Buy farm-direct tea with Bitcoin now.Each Subscription Shipment Includes:- 60 grams of Loose-Leaf Tea
You’ll enjoy 60 grams of a variety of teas direct from the grower. This two month supply is enough to make 120 cups of tea, so please share with your friends and coworkers. - Personalized Stories of Each Grower
Connect with each grower and learn more about their community and tea cultivation history. - Interactive Pouring and Tasting Knowledge
We provide online videos and content for each tea so that you can further your personal exploration into tea.
Give us a call or send us an email: 808.927.8330 elyse@tealet.comFollow us: FacebookTwitterGoogle+*15 gram samples will be shipped separately after order is complete |
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